The prestigious surname Dessault comes from the region of Provence, in France. The surname Dessault is of local origin, and is therefore a type of hereditary surname. Local surnames are derived either from an already existing place-name or from a local feature of the geography.

Dessault Early History

Dessault Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dessault research. Another 395 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1406, 1552, 1554, 1574, 1614, 1620, 1622, 1645, 1665, 1728, and 1731 are included under the topic Early Dessault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dessault Early Notables (pre 1700)

Dessault Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the names at this time was Hubert Le Sueur (c.1580-1658), a French sculptor with the contemporaneous reputation of having trained in Giambologna's Florentine workshop; Balthazard Sarde, Chief Auditor in the Audit Office in 1622; Jean Le...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benedick Lesseir who settled in Philadelphia in 1739; Nicholas Lesser who settled in Philadelphia in 1739; Christian Lesser who settled in Texas in 1846.

Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.

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The Dessault Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dessault Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.